Rare Image of Epidural Catheter Fracture in Lumbar Analgesia

Objective. Accidental fracture of epidural analgesia catheters has a very low incidence of 2.5 per 100,000 anesthesia. A rare image of the fracture is reported. Methods. A 42-year-old female patient was attending a cesarean section eight years earlier to her consult. In the cesarean section, she rec...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fiacro Jiménez-Ponce, Ylián Ramírez-Tapia, Erick Ariñez-Barahona, Jorge A. Nava-López, Sai Naveen Alla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8880024
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849697458310873088
author Fiacro Jiménez-Ponce
Ylián Ramírez-Tapia
Erick Ariñez-Barahona
Jorge A. Nava-López
Sai Naveen Alla
author_facet Fiacro Jiménez-Ponce
Ylián Ramírez-Tapia
Erick Ariñez-Barahona
Jorge A. Nava-López
Sai Naveen Alla
author_sort Fiacro Jiménez-Ponce
collection DOAJ
description Objective. Accidental fracture of epidural analgesia catheters has a very low incidence of 2.5 per 100,000 anesthesia. A rare image of the fracture is reported. Methods. A 42-year-old female patient was attending a cesarean section eight years earlier to her consult. In the cesarean section, she received regional epidural anesthesia, and the main complaint was low back pain, specifically between the spinous processes L2 and L3. The somatic pain had been presenting intermittently for eight years. The sagittal section of magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine showed a “golf club” image from the midline to the laminae of L2 and L3 with the subcutaneous tissue. Results. A small right hemilaminectomy was performed to remove the complete catheter, which did not adhere, but was coiled in the S-shape. The catheter was trapped between the left facets of L2 and L3 laterally than through the midline. Several risk factors and therapeutic procedures have been proposed. Conclusion. In a systematic review, 24 articles were reported on this specific issue. No surgical procedure and follow-up were informed by 8 authors. Surgical remotion by laminectomy was used in 9 articles, surgical explanation by skin incision was reported by 4 authors, and remotion by endoscopy was reported in 1 article. Two articles not reported solution.
format Article
id doaj-art-7137ee766f4a4156945de60ea34b2164
institution DOAJ
issn 2090-6390
language English
publishDate 2023-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Case Reports in Anesthesiology
spelling doaj-art-7137ee766f4a4156945de60ea34b21642025-08-20T03:19:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63902023-01-01202310.1155/2023/8880024Rare Image of Epidural Catheter Fracture in Lumbar AnalgesiaFiacro Jiménez-Ponce0Ylián Ramírez-Tapia1Erick Ariñez-Barahona2Jorge A. Nava-López3Sai Naveen Alla4Hospital Ángeles del PedregalHospital Ángeles del PedregalHospital Ángeles del PedregalHospital Ángeles del PedregalHospital Ángeles del PedregalObjective. Accidental fracture of epidural analgesia catheters has a very low incidence of 2.5 per 100,000 anesthesia. A rare image of the fracture is reported. Methods. A 42-year-old female patient was attending a cesarean section eight years earlier to her consult. In the cesarean section, she received regional epidural anesthesia, and the main complaint was low back pain, specifically between the spinous processes L2 and L3. The somatic pain had been presenting intermittently for eight years. The sagittal section of magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine showed a “golf club” image from the midline to the laminae of L2 and L3 with the subcutaneous tissue. Results. A small right hemilaminectomy was performed to remove the complete catheter, which did not adhere, but was coiled in the S-shape. The catheter was trapped between the left facets of L2 and L3 laterally than through the midline. Several risk factors and therapeutic procedures have been proposed. Conclusion. In a systematic review, 24 articles were reported on this specific issue. No surgical procedure and follow-up were informed by 8 authors. Surgical remotion by laminectomy was used in 9 articles, surgical explanation by skin incision was reported by 4 authors, and remotion by endoscopy was reported in 1 article. Two articles not reported solution.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8880024
spellingShingle Fiacro Jiménez-Ponce
Ylián Ramírez-Tapia
Erick Ariñez-Barahona
Jorge A. Nava-López
Sai Naveen Alla
Rare Image of Epidural Catheter Fracture in Lumbar Analgesia
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
title Rare Image of Epidural Catheter Fracture in Lumbar Analgesia
title_full Rare Image of Epidural Catheter Fracture in Lumbar Analgesia
title_fullStr Rare Image of Epidural Catheter Fracture in Lumbar Analgesia
title_full_unstemmed Rare Image of Epidural Catheter Fracture in Lumbar Analgesia
title_short Rare Image of Epidural Catheter Fracture in Lumbar Analgesia
title_sort rare image of epidural catheter fracture in lumbar analgesia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8880024
work_keys_str_mv AT fiacrojimenezponce rareimageofepiduralcatheterfractureinlumbaranalgesia
AT ylianramireztapia rareimageofepiduralcatheterfractureinlumbaranalgesia
AT erickarinezbarahona rareimageofepiduralcatheterfractureinlumbaranalgesia
AT jorgeanavalopez rareimageofepiduralcatheterfractureinlumbaranalgesia
AT sainaveenalla rareimageofepiduralcatheterfractureinlumbaranalgesia